There's no place like home for Franklin Parish, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Ouachita Chiefs on Friday, sneaking past 29-27. The 29-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Franklin Parish's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dezyrian Ellis led the charge by throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 72 yards. DJ Neal was another key rusher, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Franklin Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Franklin Parish's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for West Ouachita, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.
Franklin Parish is taking a road trip to face off against Peabody at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Parish is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.7 points per game this season. As for West Ouachita, they will challenge Tioga at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tioga will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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